In other words GOVERNMENT HANDOUTS. Harness racing should not exist if it cannot support itself.

When did the Meadowlands support itself?

Manalapan, NJ – On Tuesday night (June 30), Governor Mikie Sherrill signed New Jersey’s FY2027 state budget, a $60.7 billion spending plan that includes a $20 million appropriation for horse racing purses in the Garden State.


The governor’s proposed budget, released in March, had allotted $5 million for purses, a decrease of $15 million from the funding provided in previous years. The State Legislature restored the appropriation to $20 million as part of the budget process.

This annual funding, shared equally between Standardbreds and Thoroughbreds, is part of a second five-year, $100 million reauthorization of the purse appropriation program first established by former Governor Phil Murphy and the legislature in 2018. The program was reauthorized shortly after the initial five-year period concluded in 2023.

An economic impact study in 2024, completed with assistance from the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey, showed horse racing generated $75 million annually in tax revenue for the state.

The SBOANJ board, along with the state’s Standardbred industry’s political action committee, TrotPAC, and policy partner AMG, met with numerous legislators throughout the budget process as it worked vigorously to help ensure the purse funding was restored to $20 million.

The SBOANJ is grateful for everyone’s hard work and extends its sincere thanks to Governor Sherrill and the State Legislature for their continued support of New Jersey’s racing industry.

In other words GOVERNMENT HANDOUTS. Harness racing should not exist if it cannot support itself.

Saturday, July 11, is the Meadowlands’ signature nighttime event: the Meadowlands Pace! On the track, $2.5 million in stakes is up for grabs, including the top 3-year-old pacers competing for the Meadowlands Pace title. The race card also features (estimated purses):

$300,000 William R. Haughton Open Pace
$400,000 Hambletonian Maturity
$300,000 Stanley Dancer
$300,000 Del Miller Memorial
$200,000 Jerry Silverman Memorial
$175,000 Dorothy Haughton Open Mare Pace

How much of that money came from CUSTOMERS? 

Tried a couple days ago to re-ply to a post from about 4 months ago. SUMMMTHIN happenened. Probably The faggots CASH and PANCAKE MAN keepin a keen EYE on JOHN FRANK ARMY of ONE.
So I will continue: So me orders after 3 days after graduatin from FINANCE school. The fuck MAJOR had had me up 72 hours straight. So he gonna bust my ASS. Agasin readin the RIOT act. In walks the COMPANY CLERK. He goes:SIR. PRIVATE FIRST CLASS FRANK orders just came in. He hands them to him. The fuckin JAGBRAIN reads and then hands them to ME. I reads: PRIVATE FIRST CLASS FRANK has been designated HIGHLY CLASSIFIED. He is designated TOP SECRET,TOP SECURITY, and arrangements must be made immediatly for his next assignment. JOHN FRANK ARMY is the FUCKIN KING. He can not be touched. Told thast fuckin MAJOR. If an when we ever meet and we both have exited the SERVICE,yuo better hope it never happens. Cause I'sss gonna BEAT THE LIVIN SHIT out of THEE and leave you in a gutter and you better hope that paras arrive before you expire. And 3 hours later JOHN FRANK ARMY on a flight to his next destination and his 3rd MOS.

Bret Hanover
Niatross
Nevele Pride

Honorable Mention: Danny Row Gil